Ukraine is interested in the restoration of gas supplies from Turkmenistan, said the Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko in the process of meeting with the Minister of foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid meredovym.

now gas supplied to Ukraine from the EU to reverse from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland. Ukraine during the two winter months of the year - January-February - imported 4, 1 billion cubic meters of gas, as well as among them, 2, 3 billion cubic meters from Europe and 1, 8 billion from Russia.

"Ukraine is ready and interested in the restoration of the supply of Turkmen gas as an alternative source ", - quotes the words of Peter Poroshenko.

before the head of Ministry of Ukraine Volodymyr demchyshyn said that from April 1, Ukraine may stop buying gas from Russia. According to his statement, because of the possibility to buy gas from European partners Ukraine has the ability to stop the purchase of the Russian Federation, if the rules will be unprofitable, and continue if the market price will be. In March Ukraine buys gas from Russia at a discounted amount - a total of 10 million cubic meters per day.

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